| Autor: |
Onubogu, CUO, Ugochukwu, EFU, Onyejiaka, CCO, Onwumere, UO, Okam, CF, Okonkwo, IT |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| DOI: |
10.5281/zenodo.7109097 |
| Popis: |
Background: It's not clear to what extent public health interventions have reduced the stillbirth rate among HIV-negative and HIV-positive mothers over the past decade. Objectives: The trend in stillbirth was compared between HIV-negative and HIV-positive mothers who delivered in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) between 2011 and 2021. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of records of all 579 mothers who had stillbirths during the period was conducted. Proforma was used to abstract data from delivery register and antenatal cards. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21. Statistical significance was set at PResults: The ratio of HIV-negative:HIV-positive mothers was 4.4:1. The HIV-negative and HIV-positive mothers had a comparable median age (30[8] versus 30[7] years, p=0.149) and parity (3[2] versus 3[3], p=0.455). The HIV-negative mothers were predominantly unbooked in NAUTH in contrast to HIV-positive ones (94.3% versus 22.4%; pConclusion: The stillbirth rate is comparable between predominantly booked HIV-positive and predominantly unbooked (possibly high-risk) HIV-negative mothers in NAUTH. Although stillbirth almost halved between 2011 and 2021, the rate remains high in both populations. |
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OpenAIRE |
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